Round 4 · 1998
San Marino Grand Prix
WinnerCOTMcLaren · from P1
PoleCOT
Fastest lap1:29.345Schumacher · L48
Biggest gain+11Tuero P19→P8
Retirements11of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 62 | 1:34:24.593 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | +1 | 62 | +4.550 FL | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 4 | +1 | 62 | +51.780 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Williams | 6 | +2 | 62 | +54.590 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Williams | 8 | +3 | 62 | +1:17.480 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jean Alesi ALE | Sauber | 12 | +6 | 61 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Jordan | 9 | +2 | 60 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | Esteban Tuero TUE | Minardi | 19 | +11 | 60 | +2 laps | — | |
| 9 | Mika Salo SAL | Arrows | 14 | +5 | 60 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Damon Hill HID | Jordan | 7 | -3 | 57 | +5 laps | — | |
| 11 | Oliver Panis PAN | Prost | 13 | +2 | 56 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 2 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Johnny Herbert HEB | Sauber | 11 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | ||
| — | Benetton | 10 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | |||
| — | Alexander Wurz WUR | Benetton | 5 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Stewart | 17 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Jarno Trulli TRU | Prost | 16 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Pedro Diniz DIN | Arrows | 18 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | 15 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | |||
| — | Jan Magnussen MGN | Stewart | 20 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Ricardo Rosset ROC | Tyrrell | 22 | 48 | DNF · L48 | — | ||
| — | Shinji Nakano NAK | Minardi | 21 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 4
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 26 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard COT | 23 | ▲1 |
| 3 | 20 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine IRV | 11 | |
| 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Alexander Wurz WUR | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | ▲1 | |
| 8 | Jean Alesi ALE | 3 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Imola Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | San Marino Grand Prix | Williams | 2 | |
| 1996 | San Marino Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 2 |
| 1995 | San Marino Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 4 |
| 1994 | San Marino Grand Prix | Benetton | 2 | |
| 1993 | San Marino Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Williams | 1 |
| 1992 | San Marino Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 |
| 1991 | San Marino Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 |
| 1990 | San Marino Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 3 |